The Rockies get a visit from the Miami Marlins in baseball action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The match puts starter Nathan Eovaldi for the Marlins on the hill facing Juan Nicasio for the Rockies. Eovaldi brings a 2-1 mark to the game, while Nicasio is 6-4 to date on the season.



View Miami vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Rockies in this matchup found them as -160 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 10 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Rockies, most recently No. 10 in the National League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Marlins, who rate a National League No. 12 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Colorado's No. 3-rated National League offense, averaging 4.4 runs per game, against a Marlins defense that ranks No. 8 in the National League at 4.1 in runs allowed per game. The Rockies have averaged 9.1 hits per game so far, more than Marlins batters have averaged on the year (7.8 hits per game).

Defensively, Miami features the National League's No. 8-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.2 runs per game. Colorado, meanwhile, comes in at No. 1 in the National League at home, scoring 5 runs per game.

In their last action, Miami was a 2-1 loser on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on Colorado at -167 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Marlins endured a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Rockies on Wednesday, with Jacob Turner throwing 6 innings of 6-hit ball at Coors Field.




Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Milwaukee are 6-4
After playing Miami are 5-5
After a win are 2-8

A few Marlins at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami


Next up:
Miami home to Pittsburgh, Friday, July 26
Colorado home to Milwaukee, Friday, July 26